In continuing the recurring theme of sharing information about rare 8's, here's one that just appeared for sale that has a one-off colour combination configuration:
Chassis: CB72937
Build Date: 7-Dec-90
Exterior Colour: STERLINGSILBER METALLIC (244)
Upholstery: LEDER NAPPA/PERGAMENT (0356/M5PE)
More info and pictures here:
There were two M70 850iA's in this colour combo:
- this vehicle, a 1991 LHD M70 850iA; and
- a 1991 RHD M70 850iA delivered to the UK
In the early 8er production years, there were instances where customers wanted different standard exterior colours combined with different standard upholstery colours. For the North American market, BMW North America put together the standard exterior/interior colour combinations in their marketing materials. For example, a standard colour combo was Schwarz (086) with Schwarz Leather (0226/M4SW). Sterling Silver was not available with Parchment upholstery, however both were standard offerings. The original owner of this car wanted to have a different colour combination than what was offered, but it was within standard offerings, so all that had to be done was to match that up and fine-tune the BMW ordering process.
